Freddie Starr - his "Vincent" routine - '93 REACTION

[@keegan773]

I had the privilege of seeing Freddie live. My sides hurt at the end of the show through laughing so much. The staff at the venue said how brilliant he was as no two nights were the same. Freddie 🌟 a man of such talent. Greatly missed.

[@smithpm81]

saw him on a 50 night run at the wintergardens blackpool in 86, i never laughed so hard EVER sooooooooo funny

[@SanjayPatel-xo6vg]

i grew up watching the master,i pissed myself when he made Ali jump

[@anthonyraistrick4728]

Absolute legend Fred was. Never a dull with this one! RIP Freddie 👍

[@robanderson473]

I was eating floor boards when I first saw this routine in '93 and continue to eat floor boards to this day! 😂

[@mikeharries308]

Freddy struggled to get on tv after a while, he was so uncontrollable the tv execs were scared to allow him to be on live. Great guy, literally unique.

[@themoderntemplar1567]

Freddie was a Star, he entertained us Brits since the 70's. R.I.P & Thanks Fred.❤

[@colindavid2078]

Freddie Starr was an all round entertainer, not just a comedian! The man didn't just stand up on stage telling jokes, he entertained the audience through song, dance, jokes, impersonations, and audience interaction. His Elvis impressions are probably one of the best things he was known for, as he had the voice down to a tee! He was a true legend of Britain, one of their best, yet his country let him down in the end! The media as usual talked sh*t about Freddie as they do all the time, things that were not true. This broke Freddie's heart, and he moved to Spain to live to try and get away from all the heartache! He lost his tour dates, his status, his reputation, and eventually his life due to the media and people listening to the crap they talk! Unfortunately, the man who was one of Britain's finest, was forgotten about overnight and left to rot! Freddie died alone and sad in Spain, renting a room above a bar where he performed every night to make rent. He died heartbroken in my opinion, and thousands of the people "who claimed they loved him", didn't even show up at his funeral as they were "too proud" to be seen at it, due to the allegations against him! SHAME ON THEM! I'm from Northern Ireland, but I was lucky to see Freddie live a few times in Blackpool UK, and actually talk to him! He was a gentleman. R.I.P Freddie 💖💥

[@ttsrchr]

The reason the audience was laughing in the first section was that they knew Freddie's mischievous nature. He did great unpredictable and crazy interactions with the audience and with hosts. As you heard he was also a great singer. You should watch his appearance with Mohammed Ali on the Parkinson show. Keep up the good work.

[@BoringReviews]

Thanks for clearing that up for us. We will definitely look at more of his.

[@Isleofskye]

@@BoringReviews Great Reaction Guys and I have Subscribed. You MUST watch his appearance around 25/30 years ago on "Parkinson" our,then,leading Chat Show Host when it was just Freddie and Muhammad Ali,in his prime. I will not spoil it but admire Freddie's acting and he was a wonderful singer.

[@cmsxcb]

Yeah. A lot of the giggling at the beginning was nervous laughter because Freddie was notoriously unpredictable. In "An Audience With Freddie Starr" he threw a whole box of live maggots down the (not inconsiderable) cleavage of Faith Brown (a fellow performer) who was in the audience. He actually started out as a singer and his band was signed by the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein. He was also a notable impressionist, ranging from Elvis to Adolf Hitler. He was also a keen horse racing advocate and one of his horses won the Grand National Steeplechase in 1994. Despite appearing to be 'on the edge' all the time, Freddie was alcohol free all his life as a result of his father's (a boxer) alcoholism which often resulted in him being beaten as a child (his father once breaking both his legs and leading to him becoming an elective mute) until he was taken into the care system. He was also a vegetarian - although there was once a famous tabloid headline 'Freddie Starr ate my hamster' - a totally false accusation, as were later claims of him being a sexual child predator after the Police investigation into Jimmy Saville sex abuse scandal (the only connection appeared to be that they both appeared in Clunk-Click, a 1970's tv campaign promoting the use of safety-belts in cars). However, the Police's statement that he wasn't being prosecuted due to 'insufficient evidence' led to many newspapers assuming that he was guilty but it couldn't be proved and they continued a sporadic tabloid war with him until his death.

[@piclife1178]

Freddie was a unique explosive force of genius and a British mega star of the 1970's.

[@colindavid2078]

Freddie Starr was an all round entertainer, not just a comedian! The man didn't just stand up on stage telling jokes, he entertained the audience through song, dance, jokes, impersonations, and audience interaction. His Elvis impressions are probably one of the best things he was known for, as he had the voice down to a tee! He was a true legend of Britain, one of their best, yet his country let him down in the end! The media as usual talked sh*t about Freddie as they do all the time, things that were not true. This broke Freddie's heart, and he moved to Spain to live to try and get away from all the heartache! He lost his tour dates, his status, his reputation, and eventually his life due to the media and people listening to the crap they talk! Unfortunately, the man who was one of Britain's finest, was forgotten about overnight and left to rot! Freddie died alone and sad in Spain, renting a room above a bar where he performed every night to make rent. He died heartbroken in my opinion, and thousands of the people "who claimed they loved him", didn't even show up at his funeral as they were "too proud" to be seen at it, due to the allegations against him! SHAME ON THEM! I'm from Northern Ireland, but I was lucky to see Freddie live a few times in Blackpool UK, and actually talk to him! He was a gentleman. R.I.P Freddie 💖💥

[@jemmajames6719]

Watch him singing Elvis songs Elvis’s backing singers the Jordanaires said he was the best Elvis impersonator they had every heard.

[@sharonwelsh8102]

Absolutely brilliant I've seen that

[@paulbromley6687]

Elvis came second

[@Billy.Nomates]

@@paulbromley6687 yeah right

[@johnbarr9415]

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[@michealjones9863]

When he did mick jagger at the royal variety show. It’s one of the funniest things iv ever seen.

[@joydivider42]

Some people have a go at him but to pull off a routine as smoothly as that, takes real talent.

[@scottnever8732]

that man is a true legend of british comedy, a talent so far never equalled, also a true Elvis fan and a voice to match.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

Your reactions at the beginning were priceless, because it was obvious you had no idea he was a comedian. Had his own show for a while and his audiences and guests were always expecting him to do something unpredictable, but were terrified of what it was going to be.

[@joannerichards5481]

He did it all him self

[@Colsoloact-po9wv]

Yes the amazing Freedie Starr....RIP Freddie! You were a legend! :0)

[@cmsxcb]

The thing with Freddie was that he was a lunatic on stage with no inhibitions and the audience knew it. So the slow start was deliberate - it made the audience a little nervous wondering if he was going to involve them (hence the nervous titters, even though he wasn't really doing anything to merit a laugh). That meant that, when he finally did start his routine, the audience relaxed a little and went with him wherever he wanted to take them. An example of this is on An Audience With Freddie Starr where he throws a huge handful of live maggots down the 'more than ample' cleavage of another actress/comedienne called Faith Brown who was in the audience and wasn't expecting a maggoty ambush. She's probably still in therapy, but the rest of the audience was putty in his hands from that moment.

[@paulentwistle1204]

Saw him live in the late 70’s and also Tommy Cooper, 2 of the funniest men live ever.

[@robanderson473]

He was singing full on live! That's how talented Freddie Starr was and had a very good voice when singing seriously.

[@dannyadams4765]

I never get tired of watching this routine

[@lifeofdazz]

A true leggand i was lucky to see him live had me in tears sadly he passed away

[@Steve-gc5nt]

Oh Freddie. What a legend 😂😔😂

[@lyonzeelyonzee7554]

GOD BLESS FRED..

[@DmON_WINGS]

Freddie Starr was a very well accomplished singer before the comedy. He was the ultimate performer with also being a talented mimic. Our greatest and funniest off all time and a real star . RIP Freddie Starr ❤❤❤

[@archiebald4717]

Freddie was a genius.

[@carlhartwell7978]

He definitely was speaking/singing into the mic the WHOLE time...that's why it's so good! 🤣

[@davemrec]

It's called British Humour. Wasn't a slow, it's called setting up the joke. Artists don't sing live, Michael Jackson et al. He will sing the song LIVE. Punchline; The cassette player had faults hence he sang slow and fast to match the cassette. Never forgotten Vincent.

[@clintskinner1508]

After watching him do an impression of a few of his songs of his, Elvis himself met Feddie and gave him permission to sing his songs. Freddie was a huge Elvis fan and and they were some of the only times he rarely messed about with. RIP Freddie.

[@jillosler9353]

Freddie is a hilarious comedian and fantastic singer. Chat Show Hosts never knew what he would do if invited on their shows as Freddie had no filter and just did whatever came to mind.

[@stewthorne]

you must watch more of his stuff to understand his type of comedy he is a funny guy and a great comedian

[@rolthesole]

You should watch Freddie with Des O' Connor. Pure class. They bounce off each other brilliantly.

[@karenward267]

Freddie was such a cheeky person. I enjoy watching your reactions.

[@TheHynzee]

He improvised it all...No actual tape involved..

[@mickanlou]

Spot on - he did the lot - no gimmicks!

[@davidmoore4310]

Freddie Starr with the Jordanaires singing "Don't" is superb.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Freddy was a force of nature, a comical random element that had everyone in fits of laughter and fear in equal measure, similar to Rod Hull and Emu for the younger crowd...

[@ianhepplewhite8334]

We saw Freddie three times, the first twice in a small club and were solo shows, the last was in a large theatre and he ‘shared’ the bill with his pal Lennie Bennett, which was a riot. In his solo shows he did mimicking of many well known people, which he was great at, plus he sang a lot of late 1950s/early 1960s songs. Some couples were enjoying it so much that they got onto the dance floor, where he was performing, and danced whilst he sang - he nodded to the bouncers to let them on, three couples. I had seen him on TV and although I thought he was those short appearances didn’t tell the full story and I wasn’t that bothered about seeing him, but I think some pals had seen him previously and bigger him up, so I decided to give him a try and, as will realise, he was fantastic. What a performer and artist. RIP Freddie.

[@sliderdriver1]

Oh how the yanks don't get our humour😂🇬🇧.

[@sandraspence2537]

That was Freddie Starr doing the fast and slow singing.. He was a fantastic comedian

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction Guys and I have Subscribed. You MUST watch his appearance around 25/30 years ago on "Parkinson" our,then,leading Chat Show Host when it was just Freddie and Muhammad Ali,in his prime. I will not spoil it but admire Freddie's acting and he was a wonderful singer.

[@handsolo1209]

In the mid 1980s one of the tabloid newspapers ran a headline "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster".

[@SireusShiras1]

Freddie starr being interviewd by Des O'commer is a classic

[@nouvalari]

Watch with Shirley Bassey....he was able to get her to be part of the comedy...overall a top class entertainer.

[@MrAki1960]

One of the best Elvis Presley impersonators too.

[@margaretharper4522]

Dave Allen great watch.👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧😂😂

[@jeffreyweitzman6463]

Wow def blast from the past. Freddie Star was legendary this routine, was legendary and yes that was ALL...Freddie. He was 1 of the most unique and best talents this country ever had. He got his break off a very well known talent show in the late 60's but yeah he was a master of the whole voice effect comedy. The amount of craft and technique he put into his routines was so off the scale an audience every time would be in hysterics. Some of the so so called comedians of today where content to use content that is quick one liners not funny and even stirring up controversy, could take a lesson from the time and craft Freddie put into his routines and shows. And yeah with all that he could sing as well...when your singing with Elvis's old backing group as he did you get found out quick if you can't!! RIP Freddie, much missed!!

[@tomlangdonec]

everyone knew Freddie could "go off" at any minute, so it's a kind of nervous anticipation laughter. he was totally crazy and not afraid to involve the audience or show up his guests. there was once a nastional newspaper headline that read "Freddie star ate my hamster!"

[@rosemary5531]

Yup! That was ALL Freddy! Sadly now gone, he was brilliant at comedy and had a great singing voice.

[@polcat79]

As a child of the 80s and growing up in london england, freddie starr was a personal favourite of mine.. amongst many others.

[@deniseh8932]

the amazing Mr Freddie Starr, love him

[@smithpm81]

saw him do this routine in blackpool UK 1986 my ribs hurt so much, funniest man i have ever seen live

[@philipcochran1972]

See Freddie sing with the Jordanairs, Elvis Presley's backing group See Freddie on the Des O'Connor show

[@Jack-pu4rf]

He's really singing this song he did have a good voice

[@susanford2388]

Between the two of you the lady gets the British Humour. Thanks for your reactions. It is fun to watch

[@BoringReviews]

Glad you enjoy watching. But hey, I do get a good amount of it. My facial expressions don’t always tell the whole story.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

A great performer much missed.

[@pizzademonXX]

A Legend, sadly missed🙏

[@MrWhelts]

Freddie always had me in stitches. You said at one point "He's got a good voice." He certainly did and an interesting fact is that apart from Elvis, the only other singer The Jordanaires backed was Freddie.

[@MC-emmcee]

Freddie Starr... one of the most inventive, silly, unpredictable British comedians (and mimic) of modern times and with impeccable timing. He would rip up the rule book and cause mayhem and mischief. Chatshow hosts were very wary of him because of this . It was all done in the name of good fun, of course. Once saw him live and it was one of the funniest nights out at the theatre I could have wished for.

[@piyushsingh26]

congratulations on 70k subs...may this channel keep growing like this

[@BoringReviews]

Thanks so much. We’re super excited with 70k.

[@asjadpasha99]

@@BoringReviews Hope for the same!!!

[@RockyBobbieBuster]

Fuck that

[@PaulBrammer-y8k]

Watched him live brilliant. And when I talked to him he was a genuine man but always new how to make fun of a thing. Paul UK

[@cookiesroblox6759]

The audience was laugh8ng at the beginning because Freddie Starr is a unpredictable comedian & you knew he was gonna be up to something funny x

[@s3any1977]

His comedy timing was spot on.

[@andy70d35]

Freddie, was a comic genius. When he did this, there were NO tapes involved, it was all Freddie. Please watch Freddie doing his Elvis impressions, Freddie was a huge Elvis fan and was an amazing singer when he didn't mess around.

[@bonniechops1]

This was totally him, it's what he did...... a comedy genius. I saw this show when it aired back in '93 RIP Freddie

[@jeanhorn8891]

Memories. I saw him in Blackpool on holidays,any variety acts played in Blackpool,his comedy timing and quick brain was brill. He really could sing and obviously didn't speak that way

[@ryiin]

Freddie was brilliant.

[@allankirk1128]

Back in those days you couldn't, it was all him. :⁠-⁠)

[@BernardWilkinson]

I saw him on stage and he performed Vincent. It was amazing.

[@billfaint6736]

I remember seeing Freddie in Soho, London in the mid-70s. He was wearing white shoes, a white suit and a black shirt. His companion was a startlingly beautiful blonde. She must have been nearly 6' tall. She was slender as a reed and wore a long white dress. The dress's neckline plunged almost to her waist. The dress also sported a slit skirt, on the left hand side, up to her hip. My god she was perfect.

[@mikefoster6018]

I'm a 48 year old Brit and there was quite a lot of this stuff when I was a little kid. Pure chaos. Not that the USA hasn't also perfected that for a long time (I LOVE some Marx Bros movies). I think it's all great for 'down time' for our parents after work, as it's so stupid and escapist - and long, silly sketches are more chill than the kind of quickfire humour you get nowadays in Big Bang Theory etc. Similarly, people like the comedians Dave Allen, Victoria Wood and Ronnie Corbett would do almost 'calming' comedy story monologues that intentionally took a long time and weaved in and out of absurdity. Freddie Starr was made even more notorious by the (misleading) front page headline "Freddie Starr ate my hamster" on The Sun newspaper, which was the country's top tabloid at the time. He was also famous for things like his celebrity special, where his audience was full of British celebrities from the era and he'd interact with them. Sometimes they looked pretty scared, as he's highly unpredictable!

[@ronaldwilkin5662]

Watch him impersonating Mike jagger in the 1970s at the London Paladium this was his first appearance

[@eyesonly7072]

Freddie was a Genius and is so missed, R.I.P. Sir.

[@allankirk1128]

He done it all. :⁠-⁠)

[@arthurconan1899]

Freddie singing Elvis with the Jordanaires is stunning. He was the first guy that they sang with scince Elvis.... He just sounded like Elvis. Rip Freddie brilliant

[@clivethewritermadenglishma4042]

His Elvis is so good he actually sang with Elvis's backing group.

[@drwhatson]

Freddie Starr was completely nuts. I used to work with a woman who'd met him several times (both were obsessed with Elvis.)

[@psypher8184]

He engraved these words on his coffin: Return To Sender.

[@tdm-h7j]

An absolute legend.

[@stevecarrington4887]

I think the crowd laughing early on was the anticipation of what was to come... He did have a good voice, remember him doing some songs with The Jordainares (Elvis' backing group)..........

[@stone4173]

Awesome! Pure genius when comedy was good.

[@Marc-lx1er]

I've seen him live could not stop laughing R.I.P Freddie Starr

[@peteransell3311]

a legend that ended sadly

[@brunswicklord6365]

It was all him.

[@christopherbrown4619]

The early laugher was due to the previous sketch and yes the slow and speedy voice was infact' him. He was a comedian and impersonator. To give you some idea just how good he was ,you need to see Freddy Star and The Jordanaires ' Elvis's backing singers no less' and even though he was a shor guy they said he was the Elvis impersonator they had ever seen.

[@markwillmott9670]

Freddie was unpredictable thats why so many audience's were terrified of what he might do.

[@gggggggg3542]

Completely 100% live, as it happened. You were a brave person if you went to one of his shows, he went into the audience and basically made you the scapegoat of his jokes. The real ironic thing was, he didn't need to try these jokes, he was a great singer......... but he preferred to have a good laugh

[@ryanmurphy7976]

He was not only a funny man but a great singer

[@alexc8209]

I am old and so I remember Freddie star doing this kind of act in the 80's, in fact I probably watched this very show. To really understand the comedy you need to know that the British audience at that time had started to notice how singers were lip-synching in the 80's and there had been a few awkward times when a singer or band on live tv had had trouble with their recordings not starting when they wanted them too. obviously FS is exaggerating it but it was a real hazard for bands on live tv at that time. Also his whole thing was about putting on fake voices and pretending to be sincere which made us laugh because so many tv entertainers pretended to be sincere (for real) in those days but werent convincing to us cynical Brits so seeing him make fun of it was very good.

[@malmal5158]

freddy is a good singer he has been a front front man for liverpool bands in the eary 60,s

[@TheMeerkat2323]

Freddie Starr was a phenomenal comic and a brilliant singer, I'm sure that if he hadn't have made it as a comedian he would have had a very successful singing career

[@alunchurcher7060]

Freddie was a massive star back i the day a very funny guy and a great singer also.

[@shine01120]

One of my favourite Freddie sketches is the football match with the Showbiz 11 team

[@asjadpasha99]

Such british humour this!

[@maxmoore9955]

Comedy Genius. No one better in his day .

[@margueritelamari5481]

Amazing Freddie

[@garryellison]

This is a live routine he was famous for this sketch amongst many more this isnt new it forty years ago !!!, poor man is gone now Godbless him .

[@michaeljames716]

Boring Reviews? Now I understand!!

[@stevepollard2571]

Have you done the interview with Muhammad Ali. I grew up watching Freddie Star, he cracks me up. Coming from Maidstone Kent South east England, just near Leeds Castle. Keep it all going guys. All the best 😉

[@davidbatchelor4715]

Freddie was always live.

[@craigrichards8355]

We have and always will have the greatest comedians and musicians like queen, status quo to name a few etc on this planet here in the UK, Freddie Star Peter Kay and Lee Evans are legends as far as the UK are concerned. Check out Queen in 1985 at live aid they nailed it imo so good live no one came close. Your channel name is named correctly Boring reaction to one of the greatest comedians that ever lived and always had the UK in tears laughing.

[@allankirk1128]

R.I.P FREDY

[@jasonleemamanddad]

i rember this when was a kid in me mam dad home watching this on tv sat nyt crying here laughing freddie star song 🤣🤣🤣

[@AlienNationLiveEvents]

He was an acquired taste. Not everyone in the UK thought he was funny I can assure you.

[@SISU889]

Geez , they don't make great talent like freddie anymore ! Rest easy freddie .....